. >> joining us now is the acclaimed play light and gay rights activist tony kushner. >> it has been astonishing to watch over the years the slow but steady progress of marriage rights, in general, the enfranchisement of the lgbt community. the pace was faster than i anticipated. >> a federal judge struck down part of a controversial law signed by president obama that gave the government power to indefinitely detained anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial, including u.s. citizens. chris hedges is with us, senior fellow at "the nation closed would institute. he is suing the demonstration over the national defense authorization act. >> in essence, it validates -- invalidates section 1021 that permits the government to use the military to hold american citizens, strip them of due process, and detain them in military facilities, including our offshore penal colonies, until the end of hostility. it is monumental because she invalidated ala. quite a courageous decision. clearly a correct one. >> iraq veterans against the war held a ceremony w